2015 Ford F-250 Sd Brakes Problems

The contact owned a 2015 Ford F250. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic. As a result, the contact's vehicle hit an incoming vehicle head-on. As a result, the brakes failed to function, the contact's vehicle jumped over the embankment, and the vehicle came to a stop about 75 ft. down the embankment. The driver-side and passenger-side air bags did not deploy. Unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. EMS was called. However, the contact refused to go to the hospital. The contact suffered injuries to the left arm and below the shoulder blade that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The insurance company was notified, and the vehicle was towed to the insurance storage yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

NHTSA ID

11675189

Incident

Jul 15, 2025

Mileage

58,000 mi

For about the last 12 months, my truck has what they call the death wobble. This is happened continuously at speeds of 40 to 60 miles an hour and sometimes even takes me off the road and I have to pull over and stop. In addition, I believe the brakes went out due to the continuous wobbling

NHTSA ID

11461757

Incident

May 1, 2021

While driving on Interstate 10 just past SR129 in Florida my cruise control disengaged and my throttle pedal began working intermittently.Since there was no exit for about 12 miles I proceeded at the speed I could (less than 50 MPH) to the next exit. I was able to limp in to the ford dealer in Lake City. He looked at the truck, noted the brake lights stayed on and informed me that a little plastic tab had broken that pushed the brake light switch to the off position. He further informed me that Ford does not sell that little plastic bumper and that the whole brake pedal assembly would have to be replaced. Part cost ~$300 + $500 labor or about $800. I said no thanks and limped the vehicle home on the back roads since it was too dangerous to try to drive 40 - 50 mph on the interstate Apparently, this is a common problem with late model Fords That presents a Safety issue and a major expense for no justifiable reason. The safety issue being that the engine throttle disengages every 10 - 20 seconds while driving only due to the brake lights being on. This can cause rear end collision and other accidents for no good reason. The monetary issue is Ford charging $800 when a $3 dollar plastic bumper would solve the problem that should not have happened to start with. For further info see: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/brake-light-switch-near-pedal-failure.122100/

NHTSA ID

11423978

Incident

Jul 2, 2021

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON 6 LANE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65-75MPH. WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE WERE GREATLY IMPAIRED AND THE SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I DECREASED THE SPEED BY AT LEAST 15-20MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN EITHER ONE TIRE HITS A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD OR BOTH TIRES HIT AN UNEVEN BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11339209

Incident

Jul 8, 2020

Mileage

97,500 mi

THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE ADVANCED AUTO TRAC MALFUNCTION AND CAUSES LOSS OF BREAKS. FORD CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWORRIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE QUESTIONED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THEY WANT TO START CHANGING PARTS AT MY COST WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS OR NOT WANTING TO ADMIT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND HAPPENS WITHOUT CAUSE. A BELL GOES OFF YOU LOSE POWER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND LOSE BREAKS FOR PERIODS OF TIME WHILE BELLS ARE GOING OFF.

NHTSA ID

11280239

Incident

Sep 23, 2019

Mileage

156,000 mi

BRAKES TESTED A MONTH AGO AT FORD. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO BRAKES AND FLUID EVERYWHERE. FORD SAID CALIPER JUST WENT BAD 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH WAS A APPARENT DEFECT. NOTHING SHOULD GO BAD THAT QUICK. PADS METAL ON METAL WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHT. NO NOISE. NOTHING. JUST SNAPPED PUTTING MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN DANGER

NHTSA ID

11242955

Incident

Aug 8, 2019

PURCHASED CAR WITH 8 MILES ON IT IN 2015.BOTH BATTERIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED .ONE BATTERY BLEW UP, AND THE OTHER CAUGHT ON FIRE.NOT SURE IF THAT CAUSED ANYMORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS DRAGGING WHEN I START IT NOW.DEALER AT KOONS FORD IN MD.SAYS HE CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.TOOK THE CAR TO LIBERTY FORD AND THEY REPLACED BATTERIES AND SUGGESTED I GO BACK TO KOONS FORD BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG THE STARTER OR IGNITION.DEFAULT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF.EVEN AFTER MAINTENANCE.SOME SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING. HAVING SUSPENSION ISSUES AS WELL TRUCK SHAKES REAL BAD IF I HIT A BUMP. VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE.BUMPERS ARE OF POOR QUALITY.THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES WITH NO MISSED MAINTENANCE DATES. PROBLEMS OCCURRING BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREET WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11093641

Incident

May 6, 2018

Mileage

45,000 mi

WE HAD OUR TRUCK CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SERVICE ISSUES BECAUSE OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRIOR TO LEAVING ON A LONG TRIP. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS ONE OF THE BRAKE RECALLS. WE ALSO HAVE A NON FUNCTIONING TOUCH SCREEN. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED AND A OIL CRANKCASE SEPARATOR TROUBLE SHOWED UP AS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE OIL SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED AND NO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS THERE ALSO A FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR ALERT THAT MIGHT BE THE ISSUE. EXTENDED WARRANTY ALERT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE FIXED. WE LEFT THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR OUR TRIP AND THREE DAYS LATER OUR LEFT FRONT END DEVELOPED A NOISE, WAS VERY HOT AND THEN IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS STUCK. WE FOUND A NATIONAL CHAIN AUTO REPAIR THAT WOULD BE OPEN ON THE NEXT DAY TO EXAMINE THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT PULLING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER FAILED AND THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. THEY EXAMINED THE RIGHT FRONT AND ROUND THE CALIPER HAD STARTED LEAKING THERE AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS REQUIRED. AGAIN, NO RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO FIX OR REPLACE BRAKES HAD BEEN MADE BEFORE THE TRIP. BEFORE LEAVING FOR OUR TRIP THE TRUCK HAD 48,188 MILES AND WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2016. WE HAVE ONLY PULLED OUR TRAVEL TRAILER THREE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FOR A TOTAL OF 180 TOWING MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FIND OTHER OWNERS OF THESE MODELS THAT ALSO HAVE THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES BUT LIKE OURS THEIR VIN # ALSO ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE RECALL. WE RETAINED THE REPLACED BRAKE PARTS. I ALSO HAVE THE INSPECTION SHEET FROM THE SERVICE BEFORE OUR TRAVEL. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME BACK ON OUR RETURN AND WE HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN FOR THAT TO BE DIAGNOSED. ## VIN PASSED ## FORD F250 PLATINUM DIESEL 4X4 2015 ##

NHTSA ID

11088890

Incident

Mar 24, 2018

Mileage

49,100 mi

F250 DEATH WOBBLE MY 2015 F250 PICK-UP TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 38,000 MILES AND IT HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER, PRESSING THE BRAKE AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE. IT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. TIRES AND BRAKES ARE BRAND NEW - SILL HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

11058217

Incident

Oct 1, 2017

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AND THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW. CASE NUMBER: 12138371 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *JS

NHTSA ID

10991212

Incident

Oct 16, 2016

Mileage

13,000 mi

TRUCK INTERMITTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, SOMETIMES HARD TO THE LEFT.IF NOT HOLDING STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY COULD PULL INTO NEXT LANE.

NHTSA ID

10883337

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

18,000 mi

ON INTERSTATE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF MY AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES VERY HARD (PANIC STOP). THE VEHICLE VEERED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AS SOON AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AND CROSSED THE YELLOW CENTER LINES. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO FORD SERVICE, TOOK SERVICE WRITER FOR A RIDE TO SHOW THEM WHAT IT DID UNDER SEVERE BRAKING. SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BUT THE END RESULT OF 2 WEEKS WAS IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "THEY'RE NOT THROWING PARTS AT IT TO FIGURE IT OUT. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE VERY SAME THING. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE VERY SAME OF BEING A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. AS A SIDE NOTE AT ALL OF THESE DEALERSHIPS, THE SERVICE WRITER I TOOK FOR A RIDE ALL AGREED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT DO THIS. WAS ALSO PROMISED THEY WOULD CONTACT FORD ENGINEERING WHICH NOT ONE OF THEM DID. NORMAL DRIVING WITHOUT PANIC STOPS OR VERY HARD BRAKING, THE TRUCK STOPS STRAIGHT. ONLY WHEN THE ANTI-LOCKS CLICK IN DOES THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. WE DID CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER BUT THEY WERE OF NO HELP IN THIS SITUATION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T MAKE FORD CALL THE FORD ENGINEERING DEPT. IT'S SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO DO. AGAIN, THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2015 F250 GAS SUPERDUTY AS THEY FOUND ONE OTHER ONE ON THEIR LOT THAT DID THE SAME THING. SO THIS SAFETY BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT A CONCERN FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT WE WENT TO AS IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK NOR DO THEY DEEM IT NECESSARY TO CONTACT FORD ENGINEERING.

NHTSA ID

10840056

Incident

Jul 30, 2015

Mileage

3,500 mi

WHILE TRAVELLING IN MORNING RUSH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, IN AUSTIN, TEXAS I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I APPLIED CONSIDERABLE BRAKE PRESSURE. I CAME WITHIN 6 INCHES OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MPH AT THE TIME. ON THE RETURN TRIP IN THE EVENING RUSH HOUR IT WAS ALSO STOP AND GO. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PUT AS MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE AS I COULD TO SLOW THE TRUCK (DOING 1 MPH OR LESS). I STILL TAPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AT THE TIME I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK, I HEARD THE ENGINE RPM REV UP AND A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP ON THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10730349

Incident

Jun 24, 2015

Mileage

32,300 mi